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You Have to Shift the Shapes by ElliotFiske

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made by ElliotFiske for LD35 (JAM)
Shift shapes around to get 3 in a row, and buy upgrades in the store!

It's sort of like Bejeweled and Cookie Clicker smashed together.

Probably not Frog Fractions 2. But how can you be sure??

HTML5 works great! So does MAC OSX and Windows. Maybe a Linux build coming if people want it.
Web http://www.elliotfiske.com/shift
Windows http://www.elliotfiske.com/windows.zip
OS/X http://www.elliotfiske.com/mac.zip
Source https://github.com/elliotfiske/zen_shift
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=15847

Ratings

Coolness 24% 1979
Overall(Jam) 3.74 139
Audio(Jam) 3.69 144
Fun(Jam) 4.00 32
Graphics(Jam) 3.74 315
Humor(Jam) 3.69 83
Innovation(Jam) 2.94 642
Mood(Jam) 3.73 137
Theme(Jam) 3.28 600

Feedback

methylenblub
19. Apr 2016 · 01:55 UTC
simple and funny, i love it! :)
dylanwolf
19. Apr 2016 · 04:21 UTC
Bejeweled + Cookie Clicker is a good description. It's an interesting concept, although I felt like the once I started making purchases I didn't have to watch the board as closely to make a ton of money.
Munchy2007
19. Apr 2016 · 10:39 UTC
nice, straightforward simple game, easy to play.Cute graphics, fun music.Well done!
schizoid2k
22. Apr 2016 · 00:31 UTC
Nice game. Seems like a nice candidate for a mobile version.
FloatingGhost
22. Apr 2016 · 00:38 UTC
Yeah that's right boys I got "Wild Queen Angel" on you have to shift the shapes.

Really nice little game, I played for a while :D
celia14
22. Apr 2016 · 00:41 UTC
This is super cute and really great idea! I like both Bejeweled and Cookie Clicker so stands to reason I like this. :) After a certain point, the element of making decisions between upgrades went away, because I could just buy whatever - but I could definitely see this being a full game, maybe on mobile, that would be a ton of fun.
snowyowl
22. Apr 2016 · 00:49 UTC
I'm sorry, but unless this has a crafting mechanic and physics puzzles it just doesn't compare at all to Frog Fractions 2. On a scale from Seal Sorceror to Skilled Francis, I give it a pentagon.
terryg
22. Apr 2016 · 01:37 UTC
it was cute ^^
lightsoda
22. Apr 2016 · 10:39 UTC
Love the feel, the pieces moving around, the wave, everything feels very smooth.

Some more varied visual feedback based on combos and stuff would be nice.

Moving stuff without making a match should perhaps have consequences.
hadesfury
23. Apr 2016 · 07:25 UTC
Your Data file in the windows build is not correctly named

but you had a great idea .. your game is kind of fun

Well done
Xanjos
23. Apr 2016 · 14:41 UTC
I like how you've combined elements of idle clicker games into the Match3 concept and the art itself was very nice and clean.
gnerkus
25. Apr 2016 · 21:07 UTC
I'm rich!

I second @dylanwolf's comment about the purchases.
LeReveur
27. Apr 2016 · 21:58 UTC
OK, you got me. I spent half an hour on this game without even noticed it, I guess it's a proof of concept. :D
Rock Eaters
28. Apr 2016 · 23:03 UTC
yeah very cool, should be real dope on phone
howardcs
29. Apr 2016 · 12:06 UTC
Fun and the basic mechanics feel solid. Love the little particle effects.
Jupiter_Hadley
08. May 2016 · 15:24 UTC
Love the derpy shapes! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/IgqbHpL7wxo
wg_phancock
09. May 2016 · 09:21 UTC
Very clever combination of two casual themes! It needs some sort of "goal" or end game to reach, and probably some more strategy to the upgrades, but it's a pretty fun start even without.
Omiya Games
09. May 2016 · 23:59 UTC
...you knew how easy it was to combo your own game. You just knew...

I thought those purchasing upgrades had very funny descriptions, so congrats!